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164: 332: 148: 522: 414: 22: 280: 171: 450: 319:(Myanmar), a popular recreational area for Yangonites, and a famous location for romance in popular culture. Located 6 miles (10 km) north of downtown Yangon, Inya Lake is bounded by Parami Road on the north, Pyay Road on the west, Inya Road on the southwest, University Avenue on the south, and 457:
Located next to Yangon University, the 37-acre (15-hectare) park is most well known as a romantic dating area for the university students, and is chronicled many times over in Burmese popular culture (novels, movies, songs, etc.) Activities available to visitors include sailing and rowing. Yangon's
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as a water reservoir between 1882 and 1883 in order to provide a water supply to Yangon. The lake was formed by joining small hills that surrounded creeks which formed during the monsoon season. A series of pipes and cables distributes water from Inya Lake to
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Public access to the lake is available through Kaba Aye Pagoda Road, and most popularly, through Inya Road and Pyay Road, next to Yangon University. It takes about two hours to circle the lake on foot.
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The area surrounding Inya Lake is one of the most exclusive neighborhoods in Yangon. Except for a public park on the southwestern bank by
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Scout Conference was hosted by the University of Rangoon in 1960, with the First Far East
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marching on Prome Road (now Pyay Road) were confronted near Inya Lake by the
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Transactions of the Seventh International Congress of Hygiene and Demography
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On 16 March 1988, following the killing of two students during the
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16°50′12.38″N 96°8′42.78″E / 16.8367722°N 96.1452167°E / 16.8367722; 96.1452167
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